Bruins open Development Camp on Thursday

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Jul 4, 2017 at 6:18 PMJul 4, 2017 at 6:22 PM

The Bruins' 11th annual camp for prospects runs from Thursday through Sunday at Warrior Ice Arena in Brighton.

Mike Loftus The Patriot Ledger

The Bruins will get an up-close look at some of their newest prospects, plus a chance to monitor the progress of past draftees, when their 11th annual Development Camp opens on Thursday morning at Warrior Ice Arena in Brighton.

A total of 29 players (17 forwards, nine defensemen, three goalies) are expected to attend, with Thursday’s on-ice session scheduled to start at 11 a.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday sessions are scheduled for 10:30 a.m.

Development Camp is open to the public.

Twenty-one players at camp are draft picks, including all six members of the 2017 class. Defenseman Urho Vaakanainen (No. 18 overall) is one of four first-round choices attending camp, along with forwards Trent Frederic (No. 29, 2016), Zach Senyshyn (No. 15, 2015) and defenseman Jakub Zboril (No. 13, 2015).

Highlighting the attendees who will begin their pro careers next season is forward Anders Bjork, who left Notre Dame after his junior season. Bjork, a fifth-round pick in 2014 (No. 146 overall), was 21-31–52 in 39 games for the Fighting Irish last season, then represented the U.S. in the IIHF World Championships.